(Closed) Too Much Bling?

My dress has no bling on it. It has ruching to the side and a 3D flower where the ruching comes together from the top and bottom. I love it’s simplicity, but figured I would want to dress it up with accessories.

So far, I’m wearing pearl stud earrings Mr Bear gave me a few Christmases ago and had always planned to borrow my sister’s wedding necklace, which is more on the ornate side with rhinestones and pearls. (Though definitely not a “statement necklace”)

Somehow I ended up with a nice bridal barrette (large, like for a half-up style) with pearls and a few rhinestones. But I’m very indecisive on what hairstyle I want. I keep going to Etsy to look at headbands and ribbon headbands. But I wonder…

Simple-ish dress + Ornate necklace + Sparkly headband = too much?

Picking up my dress tonight from David’s, so hopefully they’ll have some headbands I can try on. Will try to post some pics afterwards. Sorry I don’t have the neclace yet.

I definitely think you should post some photos up because its sometimes a little hard to imagine how all these things will look together. You can find stock photos of your dress if you don’t feel comfortable placing a photo of you online.

As for your question, I don’t think it would be too much bling, but again pictures would be nice to be absolutely sure.

Um, I think I was totally blinged out and it was FINE! 🙂 I had on (top to bottom):

-fingertip length veil with beads and swarovski crystals on the trim

-band with swarovski crystals and brooch

-swarovski crystal dangly earrings

-totally blingy bodice on my dress

-blingy bracelets

I loved it! I just posted this in another thread but here is a pic of me with the headband… I didn’t wear a necklace because my dress was so blingy, but if your dress is more plain i think it would be fine.

@ItsPronounced_ABear: I think it will be fine, but I’d maybe try it on together to be sure (if possible) before you purchase the headband. I also think that you maybe need a blingy bracelet. I feel like currently all the bling will be concentrated on the top 1/4 of your body and it would balance it out a little to pull the eye down to your bracelet as well.